Gardener- 33410

**Job Posting Title**:
Gardener

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**Hiring Department**:
Facilities Services

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**Position Open To**:
All Applicants

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**Weekly Scheduled Hours**:
40

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**FLSA Status**:
Non-Exempt

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**Earliest Start Date**:
Immediately

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**Position Duration**:
Expected to Continue

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**Location**:
UT MAIN CAMPUS

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**Job Details**:
**General Notes**

You’ll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for our academic programs and research. Your work will contribute to operational excellence and enhance the student experience. If you’re the type of person that wants to know your work has meaning and impact, you’ll like working in our department and for UT Austin. UT Austin provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to:

- Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
- Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
- Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
- Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with 8% employer matching funds
- Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
- Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
- Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities
- Tuition assistance
- Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets
- Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff ID card
- Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card

**Purpose** Provide skilled labor for the landscape maintenance of The University of Texas main campus.

**Responsibilities**
- Constructs and maintains landscape installations according to landscape designs and university standards to include all turf, shrubs, plants trees, and hardscapes, and reports trouble conditions on campus that may be a safety hazard to the university.
- Safely operates all types of landscaping equipment to include power mowers, string trimmers, skid steers, backhoe, compact and full-sized landscape tractors, and other equipment used in landscape construction and installation.
- Promotes Water Conservation through new and existing landscape, turf, plants, trees, and shrubs to maintain the health of the plants. Abides by water restrictions as directed, and reports irrigation equipment problems and failures.
- Cleans, maintains and operates university vehicles. Maintains acceptable driver rating as established in Policy: UTS157 Section 2.5.4.
- Follows and readily accepts written and oral instructions. Maintains work schedule set by the supervisor and completes routine paperwork to include daily electronic data.
- Supervises a crew in the absence of the Senior Landscape Technician.

Required Qualifications
- Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate._

Preferred Qualifications

Some college courses. More than two years of experience in landscape construction and plant knowledge (to include new landscape and hardscape installation) in an institutional or commercial setting. Working knowledge of Texas plant material and hardscape material. Technical training in landscaping or horticulture. Experience using commercial-type landscaping equipment. Trained and/or certified in equipment operation and maintenance. Demonstrates ability to effectively work in a team environment. Experience supervising a small landscape crew.

Driving Required

Salary Range

$18.50 per hour.

Working Conditions
- Uniform or PPR
- All weather conditions
- Extreme temperatures
- Chemical fumes
- Standard office
- Biohazards/Chemicals
- Electrical mechanical
- Keyboard
- Manual dexterity
- Climbing stairs/ladders
- Lifting moving

Required Materials
- Resume/CV
- 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
- Letter of interest
**Employment Eligibility**:

**Retirement Plan Eligibility**:

**Background Checks**:
A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
**Equal Opportunity Employer**:
The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
**Pay Transparency**:
The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another em